‘Tough Decision’: Ben Griffin Opens Up on Parting Ways With Longtime Caddie After Four Successful Years

It took over two months for Ben Griffin to return to action. But when the 30-year-old did at the VidantaWorld Mexico Open on Thursday, his man on the bag had a different face. As it turned out, the three-time PGA Tour champion had parted ways with long-time caddie Alex Ritthamel after four and a half years of collaboration. And the decision was far from easy. “So incredible [a] run with Alex, [my] previous caddie,” Griffin said after the first round of the event . “Four and a half years, we changed each other’s lives.